Marek Janowski leads the Dresdner Philharmonie in Schumann’s complete symphonies/
Tag: Orchestral
Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) – Budapest Festival Orchestra – Iván Fischer
Iván Fischer continues his Beethoven cycle with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducting the “Eroica” Symphony and Coriolan Overture.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, April 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
Review: Mendelssohn – Symphonies, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich – Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi leads the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Mendelssohn’s mature Symphonies and a midsummer night’s dream.
Review: Stravinsky – Pétrouchka – Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä
Klaus Mäkelä and Orchestre de Paris on their second Stravinsky album, playing Pétrouchka.
Review: Mozart – Piano Concertos No. 20 & 27 – Anne Queffélec
Anne Queffélec plays Mozart’s piano concertos No. 20 & 27 with Orchestre de Chambre de Paris under Lio Kuokman.
Review: Smetana – Má Vlast – Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Smetana’s Má Vlast, with conductor Semyon Bychkov.
Review: Brahms & Busoni – Violin Concertos – Francesca Dego
Francesca Dego plays Brahms & Busoni’s Violin Concertos, accompanied by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Dalia Stasevska.
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”) – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”), with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Review: Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie – Hamelin, Forget, Gimeno
Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget, and the Toronto Symphony feature in Messiaen’s mind-bending masterpiece about love.
